Turn Left Here

By Kelli Dunaway & Friends

News & Politics Government & Organizations Local

What's Turn Left Here about?

Join us as we connect everyday Missourians to the people making decisions across our state from politics to local issues and beyond to build a state that works for all of us

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Turn Left Here episodes:

06.18.2019
Special Elections (Vote!)
Kelli Speaks with Trish Gunby, candidate for State Representative in the 99th district, regarding her experiences running as a candidate in a special election for the vacancy caused by Jean Evan's appointment to state GOP.
05.28.2019
Unpaid Labor
Kelli Speaks with Clifton Berry & Matthew Foggy of the Unpaid Labor Project
05.21.2019
Session's Over... What Now?
Kelli speaks with Representatives Deb Lavender and Tracy McCreery about some of the positives from the 2019 legislative session and where Missourians can make a difference looking forward to 2020.
05.14.2019
The Freshmen Show
Kelli speaks with Representatives Raychel Proudie, LaDonna Appelbaum, and Ian Mackey about their experiences as freshman legislators in the Missouri House of Representatives this session
04.30.2019
Show Me The Money (and Indictments)
Angela Bingaman joins us to discuss the forthcoming indictment of County Executive Stenger, and which state candidates are raising the money to compete in their races.
04.23.2019
A Home For Survivors
Kelli speaks with Nadida Tuhada Amatullah-Matin, founder of the Matin House, an organization formed to address the residential needs and dismal numbers of existing beds and residential programs for victims of human trafficking, both domestic and international.
04.16.2019
Bringing Women to the Table
Kelli speaks with Dana Sandweiss and Jocelyn Seagrave, two of the co-founders of CountHer, about effectively engaging with women and bringing them to the table
04.09.2019
Episode 18 - Maxine Clark
Kelli speaks with Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, about her work across the St Louis region and her newest project, Delmar Divine.
04.02.2019
Episode 17 - Cathy Gilbert & Peggy Neufeld
Kelli speaks with Cathy Gilbert & Peggy Neufeld of Mom's Demand Action, on their Be SMART program and what responsible gun ownership looks like.
03.26.2019
Episode 16 - John Payne
Kelli speaks to John Payne, Campaign Manager for New Approach Missouri. We discussed the difficulties of differentiating between three opposing medicinal marijuana ballot initiatives and the current status of medicinal marijuana in Missouri.
03.20.2019
Episode 15 - Mike Milton & Samantha Stangl
Kelli Dunaway talks criminal justice reform in the region. She speaks to Mike Milton with The Bail Project, and Samantha Stangl with the Clark-Fox Family Foundation.
03.12.2019
Episode 14 - Alison Dreith
Longtime women's health advocate Alison Dreith joins us to speak on the state of women's healthcare access in Missouri
03.05.2019
Episode 13 - Better Together
This week we spoke with Arindam Kar, a member of the City-County Governance Task Force and Marius Johnson-Malone, Deputy Director of Community based studies at Better Together. We had more than a few questions about the proposal.
02.28.2019
Episode 12 - Michele Hornish & Jonathan Zucker
Kelli speaks with the founders of It Starts Today Missouri, a grassroots fundraising organization whose goal is to fund every Democratic legislative race. Check them out at www.ItStarts.Today/Missouri
02.21.2019
Episode 11 - Eric Fey
Kelli speaks with Eric Fey, Democratic Director of Elections for St Louis County, about the nuts and bolts of democracy: elections
02.14.2019
Episode 10 - Lisa Clancy & Brooke Foster
Kelli speaks with Lisa Clancy, St Louis County Councilwoman. We discuss the promise our region holds and current proposals to merge the city and the county. Includes a special guest co-hosting appearance by Brooke Foster
02.07.2019
Episode 9 - Jean Pretto & Erica Hoffman
Kelli speaks with 2018 State Representative candidates Erica Hoffman and Jean Pretto. Have you ever considered running for office? Well we talk through every inch of running. From the challenges to the successes.
01.31.2019
Episode 8: Kevin Gunn
Kelli and Kevin go into a deep dive on the history of how the Missouri Democratic Party got to this point and where we can go from here. Also contains some neat redistricting nuggets.
01.24.2019
Episode 7: Rigel Robinson
Kelli speaks with Parkway graduate and Berkley city council member Rigel Robinson about being a millenial, higher education, and how our two regions are connected
01.17.2019
Episode 6: Tishaura Jones
Kelli speaks with Tishaura Jones, Treasurer of the City of St Louis, we discuss the incredible financial empowerment programs overseen by her office
01.10.2019
Episode 5: Arthur Lieber & Reece Ellis
We take a dive into the history of Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. Oh, and Reece fills us in on what's going on up in Kirksville...
01.03.2019
Episode 4: Kristy Klein Davis
Kelli speaks with Kristi Klein Davis, a school board member and VP with Missouri Foundation for Health.
12.27.2018
Episode 3: Becky Morgan
It's the Moms episode! Kelli speaks with Becky Morgan, Missouri Chapter President of Moms Demand Action about gun sense in America.
12.21.2018
Episode 2: Elad Gross
We speak with Elad Gross about dark money, non-profits, & his run for attorney general. You don’t want to miss it.
12.19.2018
Episode 1: Brooke Foster & Angela Bingaman
Kelli, Brooke, & Angela dissect the 2018 election and discuss a few of the challenges (and solutions) Missouri faces moving forward.

What's Turn Left Here about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Turn Left Here episodes:

Special Elections (Vote!)

Unpaid Labor

Session's Over... What Now?

The Freshmen Show

Show Me The Money (and Indictments)

A Home For Survivors

Bringing Women to the Table

Episode 18 - Maxine Clark

Episode 17 - Cathy Gilbert & Peggy Neufeld

Episode 16 - John Payne

Episode 15 - Mike Milton & Samantha Stangl

Episode 14 - Alison Dreith

Episode 13 - Better Together

Episode 12 - Michele Hornish & Jonathan Zucker

Episode 11 - Eric Fey

Episode 10 - Lisa Clancy & Brooke Foster

Episode 9 - Jean Pretto & Erica Hoffman

Episode 8: Kevin Gunn

Episode 7: Rigel Robinson

Episode 6: Tishaura Jones

Episode 5: Arthur Lieber & Reece Ellis

Episode 4: Kristy Klein Davis

Episode 3: Becky Morgan

Episode 2: Elad Gross

Episode 1: Brooke Foster & Angela Bingaman